Expert

Amanda

Deeks

Chief Executive

South Gloucestershire Council

Amanda qualified as an accountant with Gloucestershire County Council in 1985 and has spent her career in public services including a number of District Councils and Health Authorities.

Amanda moved to South Gloucestershire Council in 2001 as Director of Corporate Resources and became Chief Executive in 2004. The Council is a mixed urban and rural unitary authority to the north of Bristol with over 7,000 staff and a net budget of £216.9m.

Amanda leads South Gloucestershire's involvement in the new West of England Combined Authority and the WoE Local Enterprise Partnership.